Excerpt, Origin and Beginning of the Game of Ball that the Apalachee and Yustagan Indians have been Playing since Pagan Times until the Year of 1676

Author

Juan de Paiva
Mikaela Perron

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Publication Date

1-1-1676

Abstract

"Father Juan de Paiva's manuscript, detailing the ball game played by Florida natives, is valued today because it provides a first-hand account of the culture and customs of the seventeenth-century" Indigenous peoples.

Keywords

Ball games, Indigenous peoples, Apalachee, Mythology, Sports

Extent

15 pages

Original Language

Spanish

Language

English

Media Type

Excerpts

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

EVF_0029

Type

Article

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Paiva, Juan de and Perron, Mikaela, "Excerpt, Origin and Beginning of the Game of Ball that the Apalachee and Yustagan Indians have been Playing since Pagan Times until the Year of 1676" (1676). Early Visions Bucket. 29.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/early_visions_bucket/29